Olympic nan a hit

Adam Peaty’s grandmother has become an unlikely hit on Twitter and even earned her own hashtag,

#OlympicNan, after devotedly following the British swimmer’s progress from afar. Mavis Williams, aka

@Mavise42Mavis, who describes herself as “Proud Nan to a World Champion Breaststroker”, wrote after Peaty’s win: “Well you have done it

@adam_peaty you have made it, your hard work paid off. Congratulations to you and @massivemel. So proud love Nan x.” It earned 1 080 retweets and 3 520 likes, with one user commenting: “Well done

@adam_peaty reading your nans tweets brings tears to my eyes.”